HEY,

I'd like to know what symptons do you get when your clutch starts to go bad, i have a 94 lx and when i let my foot of the clutch pedal i throbs badly then stops, Only does it when i leave the car sitting for a night or few hours. also comes and goes like a bad RASh.

 

Symptoms of a worn clutch would be slipping... Do you notice the motor sounds like its going faster than it really is, or do you notice that when your accelerating the car kind of jerks...

 

car only does the jerking thing, doesn't accelarate unsually. I also get this weird noise when in first gear and releasing clutch pedal, kinda like a clunking noise.

 

Slipping clutch would indicate it's worn thin. But that's not the only way for a clutch to fail.

Shuddering when you engage the clutch means the clutch disk, pressure plate, or flywheel (or all 3) are glazed unevenly. So certain positions are more 'slippery' than others. You can live with it & slip the clutch more, hoping that this will wear it down a bit more evenly. Most likely that won't fix it. Eventually it will annoy you enough you'll get a new clutch.

But first... check for loose/broken engine mounts to rule that out.

 

i don't wanna seem stupid how would u find out if your motor mounts are loose or broken, besides the usual visual inspections

 

What JimBlake said, plus make sure any clutch pedal engagement adjustments are correct and working properly.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jmumblez2001 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i don't wanna seem stupid how would u find out if your motor mounts are loose or broken, besides the usual visual inspections</TD></TR></TABLE>
You wanna watch the engine mounts while running the engine. When you quickly gun the engine, does the engine jump around too much? or lift too far out of position? or clunk or clatter against other things? or use your imagination ...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jmumblez2001 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i don't wanna seem stupid how would u find out if your motor mounts are loose or broken, besides the usual visual inspections</TD></TR></TABLE>You could also grab the valve cover & try to shake the engine around.

But... your description really does sound like a chattering clutch. Just want to rule out engine mounts just in case.

 

when i do gun the engine the motor does lift a bit.... is that normal. I mean nothing to abnormal in my opinion, it a;so vibrates could that be motor mounts.

 

are you serious about grabbing the valve cover, or is that a joke. If it's not i'll do it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jmumblez2001 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you serious about grabbing the valve cover, or is that a joke. If it's not i'll do it.</TD></TR></TABLE>Not a joke. But don't do it when the engine's running, or even hot.

The trick is knowing how much movement is normal. But there shouldn't be any klunking noises. It should just feel like what it is... rubber-isolated mounting brackets.